Conor McGregor vs Sheamus

One sport clearly isn’t enough for the former two-weight UFC champion, whose enigmatic personality and outrageous fighting skills has seen him become one of the most famous athletes on the planet.

McGregor is still toying with the concept of a super fight with Floyd Mayweather and recently took out a boxing license in California, but it is professional wrestling which has drawn his attention most.

Despite walking like Vince McMahon and aping Ric Flair’s 1980s wardrobe, McGregor has been outspoken regarding wrestlers, calling them amongst other things, ‘messed up pussies’ back in August.

The Irishman has since pledged his respect for ‘dons’ like Triple H and Vince McMahon, and HHH himself was there in person to see McGregor dismantle Eddie Alvarez at UFC 205.

A McGregor wrestling match with anybody would draw interest, but how about one with fellow Irishman Sheamus?

The two have exchanged barbed words in the past, and this could be the most significant fight involving an Irishman since Roy Keane fell out with Mick McCarthy at the 2002 World Cup.

Ronda Rousey vs Stephanie McMahon

Another MMA fighter with wrestling connections is former UFC Women’s Bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey, who appeared at Wrestlemania 32 in a segment with The Rock.

Both Rousey and Dwayne Johnson chastised and then attacked Triple H and Stephanie McMahon at the event, leading to much anticipation of a possible match between the quartet.

Rousey’s star has fallen since losing to Holly Holm at the end of 2015, but if she regains her title on December 30th against Amanda Nunes the clamour for a wrestling return will grow.

Stephanie McMahon would be a perfect evil foil for the self confessed wrestling fan who took her ‘Rowdy’ nickname from the late Roddy Piper.

AJ Styles vs Shawn Michaels

A fan-made poster for this proposed match taking place at the 2017 Royal Rumble set the wrestling internet ablaze in October, and Styles himself referenced the rumours in a recent interview with Sports Illustrated.

‘I’d love to learn from him, but who’s to say if that’s going to happen. Right now, it’s all speculation and rumours that I’m finding out like everyone else is, but man, what a match that would be.’

This is possibly the most unlikely match from this list to happen simply because Shawn Michaels has been retired since 2010 and has been adamant about not coming back to wrestle.

He’s featured at Wrestlemania in segments and as a special guest referee, but perhaps the lure of facing Styles would be one too great to resist.

Styles has had many of WWE’s best matches this year with a variety of different talent, and has an uncanny knack of getting more from his opponents than previously expected.

Michaels had the same reputation in his prime, and with a new role at WWE’s Performance Centre on the horizon for the former WWE Champion, perhaps the itch will grow for one more match under the spotlights.

John Cena vs Roman Reigns

Hear us out here. Approaching if not the twilight but certainly past the midpoint of his career, John Cena is finally earning respect from all corners of wrestling fans, and deserves to have a Wrestlemania match where he will be a fully beloved babyface.

Cena has been booed and jostled at countless Wrestlemania events whether he’s been facing Triple H, Rusev or The Rock, and he has earned the right to have complete adulation for one night.

Only one man can guarantee Cena a legitimate heroes welcome, and that is the man WWE are so desperately hoping is the next John Cena in Roman Reigns.

Despite a huge wave of attention, Reigns has struggled to gain admiration from the WWE audience, and that would be unlikely to change here.

Plus, putting aside crowd reactions, the two wrestlers are big-time talents who frequently have incredible matches on the big occasion.

Seeing the old and the new combine for one night would be quite the sight.